Garment-supporter.



G. HAKE.

GARMENT SUPPORTER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR-9.1916.

Patented Oct. 16, 1917.

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To all ui'howrit mayicbncem I i Zeir of tlieUi iitedStates of America, a resi entirely through said'loop. The keeper 0 dent Of the' city: of StLouis, State 10f Missouri,' havefinvented certain new and useful In'iprovements in Gralrment-Supporters, of

which the following -is a fullyclear, and- QXZLCt descriptlon, reference being had to the accompanying 3 drawing, forliilng a part of this specification.='

My invention relates to improvements in garment supporters, the obj ectbeing to pro duce 1 garment} supporter having a strong, simple and inexpensive fastening device ada'pted to firmlylgripaportion of a gai nient. The'preferred form of the invention comprises a garment recelvingloop and a fastenin device includin a carrler arm to which said 106 ais hinged, and a keeper niovably fitted to said carrier arm, saidkeeper "and can-1e1- arm being adapted? to ob I operate with each 'otherto secure a of the garment in the loop.

' a 'Figure I is a front elevation, partly in section, ofa garment supporter constructed in accordance with the invention, a portion of the latch member being broken away.

Fig. II is a vertical section on line II-II, Fig. I.

Fig. III is a transverse section on line IIIIII, Fig. I.

Fig. IV is a section on line IV-IV, Fig. I.

Fig. V is a detail view of the latch member for securing the keeper in the loop.

A designates a garment receiving loop the lower portion of which is enlarged to receive a portion of a garment, and a fastening device for securing the garment.

The fastening device preferably includes a stiff carrier arm B and a keeper C slidably fitted to said carrier arm. The carrier arm B is preferably a piece of sheet metal in the I form of an inverted T, and its upper end is 4-5 preferably bent around the yieldable upper end portion of the loop A to form a pivotal connection between said parts, thereby hinging the loop to the carrier arm. The lateral extensions 1, at the lower end of the carrier arm B, overlap portions of the wire loop A,

so that said carrier arm B cannot be forced has an enlarged. head 2 and a sheet metal operating arm .8 secured to and extending upwardly from said head 2. I The operating arm 3 is preferably'secured to the keeper 2 portion" by means ofqrivets2 or' other suitable toning means. 4: designates guides formedby bending portions ofithe sheet metal carrier armB." The operating arnifi, which extends fromthe head 2 of the keeper,ris slidably fittedt'o the guides 4:-

The. means for locking thekeeper C in the garment receiving" loop r includes a 7 latch;

member F.(Fig. Vlhaving a loop" 5 and a tongue 6. extending downwardly from said loop 'i5, a portion of the tongue 6 being broken away in Fig. I." The loop 5' of the latch member 1F surrounds the" side members of the garment receiving loop, the latter be; ing offset to produce a pair of yieldable.

detents: 571 for locking the latch member in the position shown-in FlgSuI and IL. The

garment receiving loop A. is preferablywofi yieldable wire, a" pair of side members having end portions turned end to end and in- The lower end of the keeper 2 is provided with a recess 8 (Fig. II) for the reception of a portion of the garment G and the lower member of the loop A. It will be noted that one side of this lower member is lapped by the keeper 2 and that its opposite side is lapped by the carrier arm B.

l Vhen the parts occupy the positions shown in the drawings, the tongue 6 of the latch member F engages the keeper head 2, thus locking all of the parts in their operative positions, the garment G being securely held on the lower portion of the loop A by means of the keeper and the carrier arm B to which the keeper is fitted. The garment may be released by pressing the yieldable side members of the loop A toward each other, thereby releasing the detents 5 from the latch device 1*, and then moving the keeper upwardly from the position shown in Figs. I and II. This will release the keeper from the wire loop A, and the keeper loop. Thereafter, the slidable keeper is forced downwardly to clamp the garment onto the lower member of the loop, and when the keeper occupies its operative position the secure all of the parts.

closed by aii'd slidablyfitted to the tubular upper end of the sheet metal member B.

.latch device F may be forced downwardly to H designatesan elastic suspension strap passing through a slot 10 near the upper end of the carrier arm B, thelower portionof said strap H being folded around the upper ends of the loop A and arm B, and then secured by meansofstitches 11. p

1. A garment supportergcomprisingV a in the loop, saidikeeper being movable in the,

loop to secure aportion of a garment there: in, and a latch device-held from movement by'saidyieldable loop to secureall of said parts in their operative positions. A 1

2. A garment; Supporter comprising. a yieldable garment receiving-loop, a carrier arm to whichsaid loop is hinged," a keeper slidably'fitted to said carrier arm, said car rier arm being movable abOut the axis of its hinge to locate the keeper in the loop and said keeper being movable in the loop to se" cure aportion'of a garment, said keeper beingprovided with a recessed head adapted to receive a portion of the garment, and a latch device slidably fitted to and adapted to encd i or this atent may be obtained for gage and be held bysaid'loop to secure all of Said Parts n. 17 F1 perative positions.

3. A garment upporter having a garment receiving loop, the lower portion of which is enlarged, a stifi" carrier arm to the upper port on of which said loop is hinged, said arm being provided withan enlarged lower portion. adapted to engage one side of said loop, a keeper having an enlarged lower portion adapted to overlap the opposite side of said loop, said carrier arm being provided with a guideway to which said keeper is slidaloly fitted, and said loop being provided with yieldable portions,'and a latch device fitted to and, adapted to be held by said 'yieldable portions to secure all of saidparts in their operative positions.

I 4; Agarment supp orter comprisingayielda able garment rece1v1ngloop,a keeperadapt ed to be inserted into-saidloop to secure a portion ofa garment therein,said yieldable [loop having sidememhers one ofwhich is provicled with, a dete'nt,-and a latch device fitted to said side "members and adapted to cooperate with said-'detent to secure said keeper in said 100p.

, GEORGE sire;

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner 1 f Patents, Washingtbn,D.-G,= Y 2 5 

